Famous designer Kate Spade dies at 55

Kate Spade in 2015. Photo by Your Name/BFA.com/REX/Shutterstock (5359944ai)

Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead at her apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday. Ms. Spade was well-known for her colorful, classy, and bold aesthetic. She was 55 years old and the fashion world mourns her loss.

For a generation of women in America, purchasing a Kate Spade handbag was a sort of “coming of age” ritual. Ms. Spade created an entire empire which helped define an era. The purses she had designed became status symbols and an essential memento of adulthood.

Before becoming a fashion designer, she was an editor. In the very beginning, the constructed her very first designs and sketches using paper and some Scotch tape. Then she attached her name to different ideas and products.

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As we all know, she has come a long way from her humble beginnings. Before she died, her name became known all over the world and her bags were very popular. This is because she has a natural gift for knowing what types of bags women all around the world wanted to carry with them. Ms. Spade’s death is truly a tragic loss.